Eld. Haskell's Trip to Europe.
By George I. Butler
[From the Review and Herald.] MAY 13, Eld. S. N. Haskell sailed from New York to visit our missionaries in the Old World. This visit has been in contemplation for several years past, but a pressure of other duties has prevented hitherto. It is with great difficulty that he could find the time to go this spring. Bro. Gardner, from California, who traveled extensively there years ago, and is familiar with the customs and languages of Central and Northern Europe, will travel with him. This will be a great assistance to Eld. Haskell, and will enable him to accomplish much more good. It has seemed very important to us that one of the leading brethren here should become acquainted with the state of237things in Europe, in order to co-operate to the best advantage with our fellow-laborers there. We cannot well understand the situation of things without personal observation. We trust his visit will be a great encouragement to our dear missionaries who are toiling under great difficulties. Some of them are laboring under a great pressure of feebleness and anxiety. May God bless, and guide, and sustain them. We hope Bro. Haskell, in his great interest in the missionary work, may be able to discover special openings for the truth. We expect this will be the case. We believe the time has come for forward movements in various directions. This work cannot, must not, stand still. Our eyes are not backward toward Egypt, but onward to the land of hope and immortal glory. May we not expect this visit to Europe will be another important point in the advance of the work?
GEO. I. BUTLER.